In this post I’m going to walk you through everything you need to know to start affiliate marketing on your blog, even if you’ve never made a cent online before, don’t know what affiliate marketing is, or haven’t even started to build your blog.
Passive income. That's the dream, right? You want to sit on a beach and watch money roll into your email inbox. Guess what? It is possible.
Well, one of the best ways to get into earning money while you sleep is through affiliate marketing.
At Location Rebel, we're here to show you exactly how you can get started with affiliate marketing. We'll teach you how to bring income from creating a niche site around your biggest hobby to strategically adding the right affiliate products and services to your blog to start building a bit of passive income.
The posts in the Affiliate Marketing category have been created to help you understand the basics of getting started to how to build an entire business model around it.
You can find all of our posts about affiliate marketing below, but here are some of the best:
- How to Start: How to Start Affiliate Marketing (The Complete Beginners Guide)
- How to Choose a Niche: How to Choose a Niche For Your New Blog or Business
- Niche Site vs Freelancing: Should You Start a Niche Site or a Freelancing Business?
- Building Niche Sites: How to Build a Niche Site that Brings in $500/Month
- Amazon Affiliate Program: Amazon Affiliate Marketing: The Complete Beginner's Guide
- Affiliate Marketing Mistakes: Don't Make These 5 Big Affiliate Marketing Mistakes Like I Did
- Best Affiliate Programs: The Three Best Affiliate Programs for Beginners
Lasso Review: Why Every Affiliate Marketer Needs This Plugin
For anyone who has a niche site that they monetize through affiliate marketing, you’ve undoubtedly run into some of the same issues over and over again. Just a few of them: Managing Links – How do you make sure your links stay updated across the site when you have 100s of them. Pricing Changes – […]
The Amazon Affiliate Program is Dead. Here’s what to Do Now
You might have saw the news earlier this week that Amazon is making major changes to their affiliate program. At a time when they’re making more money than ever, they’ve decided to change their commission structure from 3-8% per sale, to a measly 1-3%. This is HUGE. I know so many bloggers who make the bulk of their […]
How to Make Money from Affiliate Marketing Product Reviews
Alright, you’ve got your blog set up. You know you want to do some affiliate marketing. But, you aren’t sure how to make money from a blog post. The truth is, it’s not as complicated as you think. I’ve been making money off affiliate marketing posts for the best part of a decade now. So, […]
Amazon Affiliate Marketing: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
You’ve probably bought something from Amazon at least once before. After all, it’s one of the biggest marketplaces in the world. What appeals to so many shoppers is the fact that you can get virtually anything off Amazon today. And that also makes it a prime target for affiliate marketers too. While relying on Amazon […]
What is Affiliate Marketing (And Other Affiliate Marketing FAQs Answered)
Passive income, that’s the dream, right? You want to be able to make money online while you’re sleeping or traveling or walking your dog. Without having to be locked on your computer day and night missing all that stuff you hoped you’d get with the idea of lifestyle independence. One of the best ways to […]
Don’t Make These 5 Critical Affiliate Marketing Mistakes…
Over the years I’ve made a lot of affiliate marketing mistakes. And I’ve watched a lot of others do the same thing… Like how about the time I spent hours working on a detailed affiliate review for a product I loved – only to find out they discontinued their affiliate program… Or when I was first learning […]
Three of the Best Affiliate Programs for Beginners
Last week, I made this video on how beginners can start affiliate marketing. The response was awesome, which I was so excited to see. On a personal note, affiliate marketing has been huge for me over the years. The success I’ve seen with my golf site, Breaking Eighty, has been amazing and I’ve been able […]
Should You Start a Membership Site in 2020? Answer These 5 Questions
When it comes to online businesses, I’ve dabbled in nearly everything in one way or another. I’ve been blogging for nearly a decade. I’ve created niche sites. I’ve done affiliate marketing. I’ve done freelancing. I’ve worked on e-commerce stores. And I’ve helped others create each of these types of businesses as well. But there’s one […]
How to Make $500+ a Month in Passive Income with a Niche Site
This post was updated in April 2018 to ensure accuracy and relevancy. How many times have you thought about (or even started) building a niche site with dreams of making thousands of dollars in passive income each month? If you’re like most people trying to make a living on the internet, the thought has probably crossed […]